Apple Mac OS X Leopard Ships Next Week

October 18, 2007: The new Mac OS X Leopard will go on sale on Friday, 26 October at 6:00 p.m. at Apple Authorised Resellers.
Leopard is sixth major upgrade of Mac OS X and claimed as the best. With an RRP of $158 it introduces a new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac.
Mail has been updated in Leopard and features more than 30 stationery designs and layouts that look great on a Windows PC or Mac. Notes and To Dos help users stay organised by acting just like emails that can be easily created, saved as drafts, synced across multiple Macs and stored in Smart Mailboxes. Data detectors automatically sense phone numbers, addresses and events so they can be added to Address Book or iCal with just a few clicks, and users can keep up-to-date by getting the latest news and blog feeds delivered directly to their mailboxes with a built-in RSS reader.
The iChat video conferencing application offers even richer video chats in Leopard. iChat Theater makes it easy to show photos, presentations, videos or files in a video conference. Screen sharing lets users remotely view and operate another Mac and Photo Booth provides special effects, fun distortions and video backdrops that can instantly make users appear to be anywhere they choose.
Other new features in Leopard include: